Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Presentation sword
Object Number:
2017.50.1
Date:
1851
Medium:
Gilded metal, brass, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 × 5 × 1 1/2 in. (99.1 × 12.7 × 3.8 cm)
Marks:
Inscriptions:
Scabbard inscribed; “Presented to Captain Garret Dyckman / by Members of the Baxter Guard. / New York, June, 23rd 1851.”
Description:
Presentation sword with straight, double-edged steel and etched designs on obverse and reverse; gilded brass hilt with eagle pommel.
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Credit Line:
Gift of John Garret Dyckman, Burlington, MA
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Place Made:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
